We’re back again, with even more great news from our Diversity fund 2021 recipients! In this post, we have updates from Mary Job, Abel Lifaefi Mbula, and David Towoju. They’ve all been hard at work on their projects, helping WordPress...
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How to Remove a Permanently Closed Google Business Profile Page from Google Maps for Good
A longstanding gripe of business owners, local SEOs, and others is that Google Business Profile (AKA GMB) pages linger around on the map even after they’re marked as “permanently closed.” Most often it’ll be a page you once created or...
Joost transitions to a new position within Yoast and Newfold
Big day for Joost and Yoast! Joost de Valk has decided to move into a different role than his current position as CPO at Yoast. He’ll stay on board as an advisor for both Yoast as well as Newfold. It’s...
Google Maps Spam-Reporting System: the Toilet That Flushes 60% of the Time (on a Good Day)
In the past couple of years, I’ve heard many local SEOs and a few hands-on business owners make a comment to the effect of, “Google Maps doesn’t approve anti-spam edits anymore.” There’s more than grain of truth to that. Google...
Realistic Rankings Radii in Local SEO
Often I’m asked a question like, “How can I rank within a 40-mile radius of my business for ?” Or maybe it’s a 10-mile radius, or a 70-mile one, or a ring of suburbs. The point is there’s a specific...
What Is PDCA? Understanding the Plan-Do-Check-Act Method
No matter the industry your organization operates in and the products and services you provide, your business needs to be constantly improving to keep up with a competitive marketplace and evolving consumer needs. This process of change isn’t optional. It’s...
Local Search Rankings Dropped? Follow These 10 Most-Useful Troubleshooting SOPs
You’ve got to figure this out soon, or at least start moving in the right direction. It was a big rankings drop, and one that will cut into business sooner or later. You don’t want general advice, but you also...
The 10 Biggest PPC Stories of ’21 (& What to Do in ’22)
Remember that giddy feeling on the first day of class? The instructor hands out the syllabus of everything that will be covered. Fast-forward a few weeks and you feel like you’re getting curveballs left and right? To put it mildly,...
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